Psalm 6:3

Translations

Modern

My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?

Traditional

My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

Literal

And my soul is disturbed greatly; and You, O YHWH, until when?

Latin

Et anima mea turbata est valde; sed tu, Domine, usquequo?

Original

Hebrew

English

My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?

Notes

Psalms 6:2–3

The psalmist became physically weak while waiting for God's answer to his prayer (Psalm 6:6; see 77:3; 119:81; 142:1–3; see also Psalm 101). Fasting (abstaining from eating food) might have contributed to his suffering, but it is not mentioned.

Psalms 6:1–3

The psalmist asks for God’s favor and restoration at a difficult time.

Psalms 6:1–10

The occasion for this lament might have been sickness or a mental or spiritual depression from which the psalmist sought healing.

Psalms 3:1–7:17

This group of psalms moves from an orderly world to a troubled one. Psalms 1–2 describe stability. The righteous person is blessed, and the Lord’s anointed king rules with authority.

In the psalms that follow, the tone changes. The Lord’s anointed cries out for help. He faces enemies, strong opposition, and evil plans.

It even seems at times that the Lord is far away. The psalmist feels confusion and distress instead of confidence and calm.

Theme notes and profiles

David Questions and Doubt

Related verses

Psalm 90:13
Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.
John 12:27
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
Psalm 13:1–2
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
Psalm 77:2–3
In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
Psalm 42:5
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
Luke 18:7
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?
Psalm 42:11
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Psalm 22:14
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
Matthew 26:38
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
Psalm 38:8
I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.
Psalm 31:9–10
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

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